How can I keep track of ongoing incidents and availability?

:bookmark: This guide explains how to monitor the operational status of Discourse’s hosted service and receive notifications about incidents or maintenance.

:person_raising_hand: Required user level: All users

Summary

Discourse provides a dedicated status page where you can monitor the service health of the hosted platform and subscribe to updates about incidents and planned maintenance.

Monitoring service status

Visit status.discourse.org to view:

  • Current operational status of all Discourse services
  • Ongoing incidents
  • Scheduled maintenance
  • Historical uptime data
  • Past incident reports

Setting up notifications

To stay informed about service status:

  1. Go to status.discourse.org
  2. Click “Subscribe to Updates” in the top right corner
  3. Choose your preferred notification method:
    • Email notifications
    • RSS feed
    • SMS updates
    • Slack integration

You will receive alerts for:

  • Planned maintenance windows
  • Service disruptions
  • Incident updates and resolution
  • Post-incident reports

Last edited by @jessii 2024-12-06T00:06:12Z

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